package nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Sportsock]

trying to install nvidia driver 173 on usb stick system. must use 173 because later drivers causes display flicker on HP dv9000.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAi8M0TvS1DACwKAQOOJB1u6kzsnFRPjyUhUVala4AxWUVZYVmBgAEBAQEBAQEBMCoAmFEAKkAwcBMAZx8RAAAeAAAA/QA4VR5QDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/wBLUjA0NDAyNjIxCiAgAAAA/ABIUCBMMTgxMAogICAgAGY=
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1440x900 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wAyDIgjAAAAAAAPAQKAJRd4Co7wl1hRjSgkUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBlSWgQFGEDDBAIBMAb+YQAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/gBMUDE3MVdQNC1UTDAzAGE=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Oct 11 20:45:07 2010
DkmsStatus:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
GdmLog1: Error: command ['cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9000 (GH850EA#UUW)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173
Title: package nvidia-173 173.14.28-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.27
dmi.board.name: 30BD
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 66.3E
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.27:bd06/26/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv9000(GH850EA#UUW):pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30BD:rvr66.3E:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv9000 (GH850EA#UUW)
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 557023, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.